A Parish  in  East  Shantung  with  Five  Million  Souls 


CHARLES  ERNEST  SCOTT 

AMERICAN  PRESBYTERIAN 
MISSION 


TSINGTAU 

SHANTUNG  PROVINCE 

NORTH  CHINA 


Dear  Friend  : 

If  you  were  standing  outside  a walled  city  and 
had  something  that  you  knew  the  people  inside  that 
city  needed,  and  needed  more  than  anything  else  in 
the  world,  you  would  want  to  go  inside  and  offer  to 
them  what  you  have. 

That  is  just  the  position  of  many  of  us  in  China, 
who  are  facing  eagerly  and  hopefully  the  problem  of 
reaching  the  leading  men  on  the  inside  of  seventeen 
hundred  walled  cities  of  that  country — actual  and 
future  rulers  of  China. 

The  way  has  been  marvelously  opened  for  this,  so 
far  as  the  Chinese  are  concerned,  as  you  will  see  by  a 
glance  through  the  accompanying  booklet. 

Please  do  not  lay  the  booklet  aside  without  that 
glance,  for  the  story  contained  in  these  few  pages 
represents  one  of  the  most  stirring  and  significant 
movements  in  modern  missions,  in  the  opinion  of 
leaders  in  the  field  and  at  home.  It  is  a plan  con- 
cerning which  the  thoughtful  Christian  will  want  to 
be  thoroughly  posted. 


It  has  been  worked  out  by  experienced  missionary 
statesmanship  under  the  guidance  of  veteran  mission- 
aries on  the  field  in  conference  with  Chinese  leaders, 
and  it  is  believed  to  be  the  best  plan  yet  devised  for 
winning  vast  and  practically  untouched  parts  of  the 
ruling  classes  of  China  in  the  cities — literati,  gentry, 
students,  and  officials. 

I have  been  commissioned  by  the  Shantung  Mis- 
sion, the  China  Council,  and  the  Presbyterian  Board 
of  Foreign  Missions  to  bring  this  whole  matter  before 
the  attention  of  the  American  public,  and  I have  been 
occupied  in  this  high  privilege  since  my  arrival  in 
May,  1914,  often  making  from  three  to  five  addresses 
daily  on  the  subject. 

There  is  no  lack  of  opportunities  to  speak.  I have 
more  invitations  than  I can  possibly  accept ; but  I am 
not  expected  to  make  appeals  for  money  in  a con- 
gregation following  my  public  addresses,  nor  to  seek 
lists  of  church  members  from  among  whom  to  solicit 
funds  for  my  work ; and  funds  to  proceed  are  now 
urgently  needed.  Able  Chinese  leaders  are  waiting 
your  gift  in  order  that  they  may  enter  upon  the  con- 
quest of  these  cities  for  our  Lord. 

In  a few  months  I expect  to  return  to  China ; but 
I cannot  feel  that  It  is  the  Lord’s  will  that  I should 
return  without  following  a very  real  leading  in  the 
effort  to  secure  what  funds  I may  be  instrumental  in 
securing  while  here  for  this  practical  and  strategic 


purpose  in  the  World-spiritual  Campaign  of  Christ. 
And  I make  to  you  this  final  appeal  for  this  big  thing 
of  the  Kingdom  that  cannot  wait. 

Remember  that  $5000.00  establishes  a large  and 
well-equipped  “Jesus-Doctrine  Hall”  in  a strategic 
walled  center.  We  hope  and  pray  for  several  such 
gifts;  any  sum,  no  matter  how  small,  will  be  grate- 
fully accepted. 

China  is  the  vastest  prize  on  this  planet  for  con- 
tinued mastery  over  which  Satan  contends;  and  the 
most  stupendous  single  task  that  confronts  the  Church 
before  Christ  comes  again  is  the  giving  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  true  God  to  China ; and  to  reach  the 
great  and  ancient  walled  Cities,  is  to  reach  China. 

Send  all  inquiries  to 

THE  REV.  CHARLES  ERNEST  SCOTT 

1031  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia 

And  all  gifts  to  Treasurer  of  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions  of  Presbyterian  Church 

156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 


1 give  for  the  China  Cities  Evangelization  Project  $ 
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